How do you use the word "rudder" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "rudder" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "rudder": A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder. The rudder works to control the yaw of the plane.

Rudder Meaning

/ˈɹʌdəː/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).

nounA control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.

Sentence Examples

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

The rudder works to control the yaw of the plane.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The captain used the ____ to steer the ship safely through the storm.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The pilot adjusted the ____ to correct the aircraft's heading during the crosswind.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder From Middle English rodder, rother, ruder, from Old English rōþor (“oar, rudder”), from Proto-West Germanic *rōþr, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą (“oar, rudder”) (compare Dutch and West Frisian roer, German Ruder), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”) + Proto-Germanic *-þrą, *-þraz, instrumental suffix. Akin to Old English rōwan (“to row”). More at rōwan, -þor.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses." — 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part I, Canto I:

"He sniffed Tarka’s hair from rudder to neck, and his nose remained at the neck. It was a strange smell, and he sniffed carefully, not wanting to touch the fur with his nostrils." — 1927, Henry William Williamson, Tarka the Otter, Chapter 19:

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